Ken Kyte's metal-detecting hobby can sometimes be a little much for his wife. When he found a 47-pound cannon ball from 1862 on a beach in North Carolina, she left the house while it was deactivated.

It's the time of year again to dress up, grab a bag and visit trunks or houses to receive goodies. It's also not too late to get a pumpkin to decorate or carve from the pumpkin patch at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church on West Martintown Road.

A Fall Carnival will be held at Grace United Methodist Church on Sunday.

The Leadership North Augusta Class of 2012 held a dedication ceremony Thursday for a pavilion they built at Creighton Park.

Friday night's football game at North Augusta High School was a memorable one for the team, and for Ashton Norris, who was named the 2012 Homecoming Queen.

National Chess Day was celebrated Saturday and local chess enthusiast David Whatley set out to share the game with others at Creighton Park.

The Merriwether Community Coalition will meet Oct. 22.

Action is needed to find funding for repairs needed in Aiken County Schools, and Area 2 school board members Keith Liner and Ray Fleming are hopeful that community members will let their concerns be heard.

Karen Marks stresses the importance of listening to one's own body, and getting second opinions from doctors. In April 2010, when she was 51 years old, she was diagnosed with breast cancer after a routine mammogram and ultrasound. She was sent to Dr.

Physics students lined the dirt parking lot with machines ready to do some damage Thursday at North Augusta High School.

The Breast Cancer Pre-vention Coalition recently raised more than $19,000 through the Vintage Victors for a Cure golf tournament at Mount Vintage Plantation.

It's been three months since Donnie Thompson, the owner of Windsor Jewelers, purchased the North Augusta Golf & Country Club. Thompson said last week that he is still waiting on a new company to come in and manage the club.

After swimming with the dolphins at age 7 in Discovery Cove, Fla., Taylor Shockley decided on a career path and has stuck to it. The 12-year-old North Augusta Middle School pupil wants to be a marine biologist.

When Liz Victor said she was going to open a restaurant, friends kept telling her it was about time. "Everybody's response was, 'It's about time we have a cafe in North Augusta,'" she said.

North Augusta Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services is partnering with Master Buick GMC to bring the GMC Youth Football program to North Augusta for a third year.